As promised, we are pleased to present yet another volume of Smoothness. The ninth collection in the Smoothicons series adds all of the Adobe apps plus several other frequently requested items. And in honor of the renewed popularity of poker, Corey has added a few fun items to help transform your desktop into Las Vegas, without all the neon. I’ll see that bet! Enjoy!
The Breakroom
A Round of Icons on the House!
March 16, 2004
The Iconfactory is pleased to announce Snappy Hour!, this week’s freeware icon collection, based on licensed artwork from artist Derek Yaniger. Snappy Hour! is a fun and playful collection of retro style illustrations that will help turn your boring desktop into a swinging party full of beautiful babes, hip beatniks and rat-pack crooners. If you enjoy this freeware icon set, be sure to check out the Snappy Hour! Clip Art Collection from Mister Retro that inspired them. Grab them today. Enjoy!
Another Way To Support Our Efforts
March 15, 2004
Although its been possible to purchase Iconfactory software and merchandise with PayPal for quite some time, we’re making it easier to purchase IF goods via the service. Our Chief Typist is pleased to announce that each of the factory’s “Buy it!” pages now have direct links to purchase our software and merchandise using the convenient PayPal system. So if you don’t like using your credit card to make online purchases, have no fear, PayPal is finally here.
A Official Pixelpalooza Prizes Announced
March 12, 2004
We’re pleased to announce that thanks to the generous donations of this year’s sponsors, the official prize list for our annual icon design contest, Pixelpalooza, has now been posted. Time is running out to enter in any one of the three contest categories, and with prizes packages this cool, the competition is bound to heat up. If you’ve been thinking of entering Pixelpalooza 2004, now is the time to get cooking!
Announcing Pixadex 1.5
March 8, 2004
Panic and The Iconfactory, are pleased to announce the release of Pixadex 1.5 for Mac OS X. This new version of Pixadex offers over 25 new features as well as many other improvements, several of which have been requested by fans since its release. Here are just some of the notable new features and improvements which the 1.5 version now includes:
- Arrange icons in collections manually or by various attributes
- User specified locations for Pixadex’s icon library.
- Import, store, search and re-export any Windows based .ico icon files
- Pixadex can now customize individual volume (HD) icons
- Many, many others!
For a complete list of what’s new as well as to download this latest version, be sure to head on over to the Pixadex homepage. If you love icons, we think you’ll be very pleased with everything Pixadex 1.5 has to offer. Pixadex 1.5 is a free upgrade for registered users and is available today for $18.95.
A New CandyBar to Unwrap!
March 5, 2004
Panic and The Iconfactory are pleased to announce the immediate release of the latest version of our popular system icon utility – CandyBar. This latest version contains several important updates including full qualification for the next Mac OS X release – 10.3.3 as well as a bug fix that prevented reverting to default icons on unqualified system versions. Lastly, this version adds drag and drop support for the impending release of Pixadex 1.5. Yep, that’s right folks! Stay tuned, cause we think you’re going to be pleased. CandyBar 1.6.3 is a free upgrade and we recommend everyone who uses the utility, download and install this update. CandyBar is shareware and is available for purchase for $12.95.
“Launch Evangelion!”
February 24, 2004
This week’s freeware release takes the form of a cool, new anime desktop picture from resident worker, Mindy. Let’s Go Asuka! is available in multiple resolutions for those of you running anything from a cinema display all the way down to your cute little iBook. Mindy’s Evangelion series of desktop pictures has proven very popular and if you’re a fan of anime, this release won’t disappoint.
iPulse Update Served Up Hot and Fresh
February 19, 2004
We are pleased to bring you the latest update to our popular system monitoring utility, iPulse. Version 2.0.2 offers up several important additions including motherboard temperature and bandwidth reporting as well as cool support for owners of the Griffin PowerMate. Now your PowerMate can pulse in correlation with your CPU usage right on your desktop, all courtesy of iPulse! For a complete list of what is new as well as to download v 2.0.2, head on over to the iPulse homepage and check it out. iPulse is available for $12.95 USD. This latest update is free to registered users.
